Since 2022, detractors have tried to dismiss Ukraine as a beggar nation dependent on international aid. In reality, wartime Ukraine is emerging as a major military power. Today’s Ukraine has Europe’s largest army, guards the Gulf states, and trains NATO www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

“Putin insists he is reclaiming Russia’s historical lands. He cannot accept a peace that leaves 80% of Ukraine beyond Kremlin control.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Poland’s TVP World as Ukraine seeks to revive stalled US-led peace talks. INTERVIEW: youtu.be/PeUo5TmWR98?...

Home at last! 182 Ukrainians have been freed from Russian captivity today in a major prisoner exchange on the eve of Orthodox Easter. Slava Ukraini!

Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in 2014, Shakhtar Donetsk have been forced to play in exile. Twelve years on, the club is now on the verge of a European semi-final with an exciting young side made up of Ukrainian and Brazilian talent. A remarkable achievement

“Putin’s Easter ceasefire is a cynical attempt to reassert Russian authority after the Kremlin rejected Zelenskyy’s own identical Easter truce proposal.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Poland’s TVP World amid an Easter pause in Russia’s invasion. INTERVIEW: youtu.be/PeUo5TmWR98?...

Donald Trump is going to extraordinary lengths to support Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, who is the most anti-EU leader in Europe and a close ally of Vladimir Putin

A new multipolar world is taking shape and Ukraine is rapidly emerging as a major military power. Until recently dismissed as a geopolitical charity case, Ukraine now has Europe’s largest army, guards the Gulf states, and trains NATO www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

“At the core of Zelenskyy’s regional outreach lies Ukraine’s desire to reposition itself as a provider of security rather than merely a recipient of aid.” Peter Dickinson spoke to Lebanon’s The Beiruter about Ukraine’s Middle East diplomatic offensive INTERVIEW: www.thebeiruter.com//article/beh...

President Zelenskyy confirmed today that Ukraine has begun shooting down Iranian drones in several Gulf countries. As Trump rants about the lack support from America’s NATO allies, will he at least thank Ukraine?

James Blunt shows off his new Ukrainian hat - and it’s beautiful!

President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have already begun shooting down Iranian drones in “multiple” Gulf states. This new military role underlines wartime Ukraine’s remarkable transformation from aid recipient to international security provider www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Amid relentless Russian attacks, residents and restaurateurs in southern Ukraine’s Kherson are keeping businesses open, sustaining a fragile civic life on one of the war’s most dangerous frontlines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Lucescu legacy: the Shakhtar Donetsk line-up for yesterday's UEFA Conference League win over AZ Alkmaar featured a defensive core of Ukrainian internationals and an array of young Brazilian attacking talent. This reflects the late, great Mircea Lucescu's vision for Shakhtar 🇺🇦🤝🇧🇷

"Putin won't stop at Donbas; he'll target Dnipro and Kharkiv next. We must admit that some Americans think Donbas means nothing to us. They fail to see that Putin will lie and continue the occupation even after such steps." - Zelenskyy on Alastair Campbell's podcast. linktr.ee/restispolitics

“Trump’s increasingly open hostility toward NATO is a dream come true for Putin.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ in Kyiv as the Iran war deepens divisions within the transatlantic alliance

In 2022, Putin vowed to “demilitarise” Ukraine. Instead, his invasion has backfired and transformed Ukraine into a major military power. Ukraine’s army is now the largest in Europe, while Ukrainian drone warfare experts guard the Gulf states and train NATO www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

When Zelenskyy recently proposed an Easter ceasefire, the Kremlin was dismissive. Now Putin declares an Easter ceasefire and pretends it was all his idea. The Russian dictator is obsessed with status and grandeur, but at heart he is a very small and petty man

“Europe’s main security guarantee is now the Ukrainian army.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Новини.LIVE in Kyiv as the Iran War deepens the divide between Europe and the US. INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/live/Kk4XGPZ...

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Japanese ambassador to Moscow Akira Muto to lodge a protest over an investment agreement between Japan’s Terra Drone and Ukrainian drone developer Amazing Drones www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Serhii Plokhy: The main reason Ukraine’s situation is so complicated is that, unlike with Poland, Finland, or even Georgia, Russia has historically seen Ukrainians not just as another subject people within an empire, but as part of its own nation kyivindependent.com/acclaimed-hi...

Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike US forces and other targets, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/world/europe...

“At this point, very few people would trust security guarantees provided by Donald Trump.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал Київ24 as Ukraine seeks to revive stalled US-led peace talks to end Russia’s invasion

“Zelenskyy’s Middle East tour has underlined Ukraine’s growing military reputation.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Poland’s TVP World to discuss wartime Ukraine’s emergence as a world leader in drone warfare

Orban to Putin: the Hungarian “mouse” will help the Russian “lion”

Russia has killed three people and wounded over a dozen in a targeted drone strike on a bus in Nikopol. The drone used in the attack was guided by video so the intent to murder civilians is clear. Unable to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield, Russia wages war on civilians

Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior executive told Reuters, creating a low-cost alternative to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system www.reuters.com/business/aer...

“Wartime Ukraine has undergone a transformation from aid recipient to security provider.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ in Kyiv as Ukraine emerges as a key contributor to European and Middle Eastern security. INTERVIEW: youtu.be/gej3F9U1Ecg?...

In 2022, Putin vowed to “demilitarise” Ukraine. He has failed spectacularly. Four years on, Ukraine has Europe’s largest army and leads the world in drone warfare, with Ukrainian specialists training NATO troops and guarding the Gulf states www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

President Zelenskyy met his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus today for talks on security cooperation as Ukraine’s Middle East diplomatic offensive continues amid unprecedented regional interest in Kyiv’s drone warfare expertise

At Viktor Orban’s campaign rally, people in the crowd started chanting “Ruszkik haza” — “Russians, go home.”

Ukrainian flags in Damascus today to mark President Zelenskyy’s visit to Syria

Zelenskyy’s recent Gulf tour has confirmed Ukraine’s status as a rising military power in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. After four years of war with Russia, Ukraine now boasts Europe’s largest army and leads the world in drone warfare www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

“Always here if you need a hand with the new tech.” Top-tier cheeky tweet from Ukraine congratulating NATO on the alliance’s 77th anniversary

As the Russian army struggles to advance on the battlefield, Putin is increasingly waging war on the Ukrainian civilian population. Today’s targeted attack on a busy weekend market is the latest example of the Kremlin’s terror tactics

A Russian drone strike hit a veterinary clinic, killing 20 animals 💔 The building took a direct hit, leaving the animals with virtually no chance to survive, despite rescue teams doing everything they could. Russia’s brutality knows no bounds. Source: United24

Ukrainian high jump queens Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yulia Levchenko have teamed up to star in a new advert for Garnier

President Zelenskyy: Russian losses this March have reached their highest level since the start of the war. More than 35,000 Russian losses in just one month – and these are clearly verified losses. We have video documentation of every such strike in our system

With Russia struggling to advance in Ukraine, Putin’s commanders have been reduced to making exaggerated or entirely fictional claims of battlefield success in order to maintain the myth of inevitable Russian victory www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Russia's key Baltic oil export hubs at Ust-Luga and Primorsk remain unable to handle shipments for a second week after a series of ​Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Maidan. Kyiv. April 2026

The New York Times does not appear to know that NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Russia suffered record losses in March 2026 of over 35,000 troops, Ukraine reports. While there has been a high of skepticism over rival casualty claims during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv says these latest figures for March are based on verifiable video evidence

Euronews has obtained a copy of one of the documented episodes of Russia's systemic abduction and forceful deportation of Ukrainian children from Kremlin-occupied territories www.euronews.com/2026/04/03/u...

Boomerang effect: new cartoon by Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Kustovsky inspired by Ukraine’s domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles🦩🇺🇦

Russian shahed kamikaze drone on display on Mykhailivska Square in central Kyiv

Today is Day 1500 of Russia’s three-day invasion. Putin vowed to “demilitarise” Ukraine. Instead, the war has transformed Ukraine into a drone superpower with Europe’s largest army

🔥 Russia claimed victory in Donbas on April 1, but the map proves otherwise. Moscow is desperate to force a deal before the battlefield forces them out. 👉 Territorial gains have slowed by over 50% & the Kremlin’s lies are now catching up to reality. youtu.be/TEWnxpIK2ho

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says Russia should drop its “tolerant attitude” towards Ukraine's EU drive. In reality, Russia has never been “tolerant” towards Ukraine’s EU aspirations and first invaded in 2014 over an innocuous EU-Ukraine Association Agreement